Intense sibling loyalty was examined in three sibling groups: (1) four brothers in mid-life, aged 36-45, three of whom were married; (2) two brothers, aged 20 and 22, attending the same university; and (3) a brother age 6 and his sister age 9 living together in a foster home. Anecdotal excerpts from extensive videotaped interviews are used to…

This paper reviews the biological origins of the critical period hypothesis and the neurophysiological evidence which was initially supplied in support of a critical period for the acquisition of language. Noting the inconclusive nature of neurophysiological evidence, the author suggests that we look to the interplay of affective and cognitive…

The current study was an examination of the effect of personality variables on the relationship between attitude disagreement and attraction. Attraction was measured in a neutral situation, designed to maximize any existing affective predispositions toward attitude agreement-disagreements. Subjects were placed in an ambiguous face-to-face…

In this competency-based teacher education module, the participant is given the opportunity to work in a group where the focus is on feedback to the participant about his interaction with the group. The module is concerned with the participant's ability to share with others. It is composed of seminar groups and other group activities. (JA)

The newspaper can prove to be a valuable learning tool in the classroom because it has great variety in terms of topics and interests, is expendable, is available in all communities, is current, and is inexpensive. This report details ways of using the newspaper for teaching reading skills in both elementary and secondary grades. The contents…

The three research studies reported explore the idea that the systematic analysis of responses to interracial pictures and pictures of poverty can provide insights that will be useful in understanding and working through interracial and poverty related problems. According to the theory of projective techniques, responses to pictures provide us…

Twelve experimental groups were organized using ability and mutually positive attitudes among the three members of each group as criteria. Mutually positive attitudes were defined as group cohesiveness. Three different interaction patterns--competitive, competitive-supportive, and supportive--were established through instructions read to the…

This book focuses on the affective dimensions of learning situations and discusses the need for dealing with the emotional aspects that are a part of every cognitive learning experience. Part 1 presents a model that allows systematically and predictably for the development of the whole child, taking account of readiness-awareness level and…

This study was the third in a series, and its primary objective was the identification and description of successful compensatory educational programs for disadvantaged children. Programs were considered successful if they demonstrated cognitive benefits that were statistically and educationally significant. The second objective of this study was…

Several writers suggest that reducing one's sense of individuality reduces social restraints. The author suggests that the effect of uniformity of appearance on aggression is unclear when anonymity is held constant. This poses a problem of interpretation given that a distinction must be made between lack of individuality and anonymity. One must…

Explains that Rogers' proposed sequence of development in proportional reasoning is not really a modification of Inhelder and Piaget's task, but could be considered as a new task. Rogers acknowledged the explanation as a valid one. (GA)

It is important that passivity be recognized and dealth with and that counselors be at the leading edge of the assault. Failure to do so will be to miss a basic opportunity that the counseling profession can ill afford to pass up. (Author)